The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-01-26
WHOLE NO. 1854.

will be reared and educated for future
usefulness
+ What Of our children ami youth who.
I through .he neglect oe agsrice of unnatu-
I ral parents, Or their own wsywardness
fail 70 take advantage 0fthe facilities Tor
. educational training which are offered
them in every -ch0ol district q the Com
monwealth2 . The state cannot afford To-
allow her children % grow up in iguo-
rance or idleness. or both. Selfpres-ry.,-
ton again asserts itself ami insists that
every child, born and res 7ei within the
limits Of the commonwealth. must be
trained for usefulness, and for bearing IL
full share Of the burdens. and di~charz-
ing its full share Of the duties os citizen
ship. How shall this be done ? Is COM
puISory education feaSi5le1 II -. under
what conditions and liuitatiou-g The
question Is merely stated The people
IA ~ deal with II and instruct their Rep
resentatives in regard 20 IT, What Of the
neglected. class, slready beyond the limits
Of childhpod. which has E.llen into the
commission Of missienegHor and crime
Reformation, not punishment for the
mere sake Of punishment. Is the true in
tereSt Of the STATE. our house of Refuge
and Reform School provide In a measure
for the very yogn. What shall ve 90
with the large clas~. liitle older. who
are 70 be saved for the state and the fa-
ture, and for usefulness and happiness
A Reforua1ory, place Of tElinln..-a
place for educating them 1ut of tham-
selves and into something bet er and B0-
bier. i being prepared How shall II be-
orgnized2 Let public -h7ughrand pub
lie discussion turn IT, this question. and.
in the light Of what has been accom-
pli-hed elSewhere let Peunsylyaaia take
her stand in the front rank u reform On
this gbieet
THE STATES EFvESrE>
No subject more directly OF deeply in
teres,s the people generally than rbe rev
euue, or rather the system Of taxation bv
which and under which our revenue is
raised That grave inequalities exist can
not De denied That revenue conmis-
Sions and ordinary legislation have hiih-
erlo failed % remedy these inequalities is +
likewise true. our latest revenue law
and the decisions ofthe courts Hereunder
seem only 70 magnify these inequalities
and 70 increase the hunien- Of that class
Of the community which has heretofore.
with some justice complained Of the load
which 1t was required % carry. What
ever the intention II the las iraposiug q
State tax upon mortgages fnav nave been. F
the practical efegt Of IL. a. a. present ad- .
ministered. q 70 relieve corporations
holding these mortgages from taxation
entirely, and 70 impose V latever Of rev .
enue l. raised from thar source. 10 q great .
extent AZ least, upon the mortageors. .
thus entailinZ additional burdens upon
Cur agricultural interests and the holders .
Of modest homesteadS The burden Of
local taxation for county. -chuol poor and .
road purposes fails almost entirely upon
real estate. The farmer with his farm and
the mechanic with his home. already
bearing, a they believe more than their
full share Of the burdens of taxation. are.
if Compelled to borrow money upon mort /
gage. required 10 pay IN addition % the
ordinary rat- Of interest. the state Tax
levied thereon. The result = that the
more unfortunate our small IaudhoIder
may be. the more heavy ara the burdens
oftaVation which oIprg-s him. We have
endeavorei tp encaurse manufactures bv .
exempting the stock Of manufacturing
corporation, from tax4,iou- In order to .
prevent money ~-rkiuE investment iu
other states. We have enteavlr-d 90
tighten the burden IF taxation upon IT. /
Let Us beware lest bv uudulv raxin. the .
great middle class, which &. thep-ideaud
boast Of Pennsylvania. we drive from usa .
people who are more % u than ma1ulac- +
tures or money. May It not he true that. .
oy an une4ual system Of tl1ttI1u. aud by .
falling 10 provide. hy iaa, adequate ez- .
emVtion of the homestead. waare driving .
from u q large class Of valuable citizens .
who seek a home vher. exemption from
taxation, and liberal homestead laws. .
protect them and provide for increased F.
comfort In eases where the monev-leud- .
er paws the taxes g1ired to be- paid un .
der our last reveuu- Laws. Is It not trrl... ID .
practice. toar the corporation lending
money upon MORTGAGE Is eutiea.y exempt f.
ed from IL payment. and t!le p.'.- widow
and orphan. whose entire income may be /
derived from h. .ntrre-, of % modest IN .
ye~tment- j. made po pay tae full amount .
OF the tax a- provided by the law # 80
This ought not - - BE- Our who.c rev
enEe system is buiIt up Of di-ointei and
fr5zmentary provisions # law Under
the impulse Of supposed inequality in
one direction. we have rushed % a1 ex-
treme ia the other. and 80 created greater
ills than tbo~e FROM which We Hed.
Where l. the golden mean Ifcalled APP
on 10 c0mmunicata with the Legislature,
hereafter during IT. pre-e .t SESSION. -one-
thing more practical and pointed on This
subject may be aid
CHARITABLE IS-TITt tEIrNS
Our charitable institutions appeal TO
the sympathy 5fthe public. Il : o. our
credit that they are 20 well sustained 4
new institution. prpvliin. for class
which appeals Pecially toour sympathy
and demands our help, has been estab-
Iisned al Erie for the care and support.
under imme,iiste state supervision. of the .
soldiers and sailors rendered destitute by
reason Of their service IN ih- defense Of
their country. who DO not come within
the technical provisions Of the laws re.u-
latinz our national homes established for
this class Of unfoFtnnates. II seems to be f
conceded that our alinsh0use- arr not .
proper places for them The beginning
which has been made al Erie demon
strstes the entire feasibility of the plan
and the attention Of the public j. called
to the institution in the hope Of ay4ken-
Ing interest and inquiry in regard 20 it,
management, and Of calling forth a wider
sympathy in behalf Of the unfortunate
eis-s z4thersd. and vet 10 b gzthered